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Stocks end week lower amid deficit worries
Stocks fell sharply Friday, finishing the week lower, as investors worried that
a near-record trade deficit would trigger inflation. A better-than-expected
quarterly update from Intel Corp. failed to rouse technology stocks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
U.S. trade deficit soars to $58.3 billion
The U.S. trade deficit climbed to $58.3 billion in January, the second-highest
level in history, as Americans�?T appetite for foreign consumer products and
automobiles hit record highs. The deficit with China was pushed higher by a
surge in textile shipments, reflecting the end of global quotas.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7157452/
For Greenspan, permission to speak freely
Approaching the final months of his 18-year tenure as Fed chief, Alan Greenspan
has waded into politics more deeply than ever before, offering his considerable
influence to bolster President Bush's ambitious second-term agenda.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7150364/
Average U.S. gas price tops $2 a gallon
The average price American drivers pay for a gallon of regular gasoline rose to
over $2.00 on Thursday for the first time since autumn, the AAA motor club said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7156652/
Consumers wake up to higher coffee prices
Folgers has increased its list ground coffee price by 12 percent due to rising
bean prices on the futures market, a company spokeswoman said Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7159189/
Still no verdict in trial of ex-WorldCom CEO
Jurors in the trial of former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers failed to reach a
verdict Friday as they reviewed testimony by Cynthia Cooper, the woman credited
with exposing the telecommunications company�?Ts $11 billion fraud.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7159903/
Greenspan: Budget deficits pose big threat
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday that future budget
deficits pose a bigger risk to the economy than record trade imbalances and the
country's extremely low savings rate.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7156644/
Consumer confidence in the U.S. jumps
Consumer confidence, which had plunged sharply in February, jumped by the
largest amount in seven months in early March as Americans were heartened by a
big surge in hiring.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7158224/
Dell workers walk off job over prayer dispute
Thirty Dell workers walked off the job because they say the company refused to
let them take a break for prayer at sunset.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7160832/
Sales tax for Web purchases? Wisconsin thinks so
The forces of Internet taxation are beginning to muster themselves once again
in the statehouses of America. Right now ground zero in the fight is in
Madison, Wis.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7159177/
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